SIPWU 7.7.17

It’s an interesting week this time. Bungie’s annual holiday along with some celebration news for the Halo series. We’ve also got news on updates for several games and an upcoming release. Keep reading for more.

Halo

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Halo 3, 343 has announced that all the 360 Halo titles not yet backwards compatible will be joining the program later this year. That means Halo CE: Anniversary, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST and Halo 4 will all be playable on Xbox One. Even better is the fact that all the map pack DLC for all the Halo 360 titles will be free to everyone. No estimate on when to expect them to be added, but the DLC is free now.

To go along with the Halo 3 details 343 mentioned that a special playlist is being built to celebrate. It will feature “classic” gametypes and be built on community made versions of Halo 3 maps. Again, no word on when to expect it.

It was also announced that Halo 5 will be getting a 4K update to play better on Xbox One X later this year.

Destiny

Happy Bungie Day! Usually there’s something big to present during this time, but Bungie has kept mostly silent this time. A bundle of beta codes for Destiny 2 went out, but there’s not much else.

However, the weekly update from yesterday provided the launch trailer for the beta which will be coming in just a few weeks. You can watch the trailer below and click the link for what to expect in the beta.

Other Gaming News

Another update will be making its way to Warframe as the “Chains of Harrow” update emerges from the darkness with more content including a quest, Warframe, and more. For more details on this upcoming update, check it out at our blog post.

Injustice 2 received a new update titled July Update that focuses on bug fixes, balance updates, and stability improvements. For more details on the July Update check it out at our blog post.

The Coalition recently released the July Update and this update bring players two new maps, a couple of characters and more. For more details on The July Update, head over to our blog post.

For those of you who play The Division every now and then you should know that the game is going to have a special event and gifts due to July 4. For more details on that I suggest you head over here.

For those of you who play Mass Effect: Andromeda, a set of new patch notes is available which will focus on improved facial animations in Mass Effect: Andromeda, as well as fixing a number of player-reported issues and a new difficulty for multiplayer. To see the full list of Patch Notes head over to our blog post.

The sequel to Telltale Games’ take on the Minecraft series was only announced last month, but it will be coming out very soon. In fact, the first episode will be released this Tuesday, the 11th. If you’ve been looking forward to the game in the short time its been announced then check out the launch trailer below.